What I learnt today: plastic top + passively cooled case = component overheat

Luckily I realized this before the T_junction reached 125°C. Or did it.

I know regulators have over-temperature shutdown, I don't think op-amps have.

So, er, people with acrylic and wood cases, take note. Have some vents at where the heatsinks are, both for intake and exhaust (due to convection - rising hot air).

Strange thing is even with the top open and a bit of forced airflow, the regulators still get warm.

This experience is cautionary for me - I was thinking of putting a T-amp in a picture frame, transparent side facing up of course.

But then again, these Zhaolu DACs run hotter than my T-amps, way hotter.

It was only until Zhaolu D3 when they realized to bolt the regulators to the casing to use the casing as a heatsink, no more temperature problem ever since.

"Ask, and you shall receive"

And then, filter what you receive.

Some people answering your question may know less than you.

Collective human performance:

Productivity of a group = productivity of the least productivity individual multiplied by number of members

Intellect of a group = intellect of least intelligent individual

Five months after ATi promised this in Catalyst 10.4:

H.264 Level 5.1 support
ATI Catalyst can now playback 5.1 level streams on all support players

My test file, a 1920x1080 L5.0 and 9 ref frames

Still doesn't work.

A start of another new thing:

What.The.Fark?

Two quotes of the day:

"You see, the problem with an indiscriminantly open mind is it fills up with rubbish." - aardvarkash10

Coincidentally I thought of this quote today before this:

"A clear mind is more important than an open mind."